The filing of nominations for various executive positions for the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) ended by the close of work on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Those who filed for the presidency are Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor of Atinka Media Village, Mr Gayheart Mensah, a Media Consultant and Mr Dave Agbenu of the New Times Corporation. Mrs Linda Asante-Agyei of the Ghana News Agency (GNA), filed for the position of Vice President, while Mrs Audrey Dekalu, also of the GNA, filed for the position of Treasurer. Others are: Mr Kofi Yeboah-General Secretary, Mr Akwasi Agyeman of the Multimedia Group-General Secretary, Ms Mary Mensah of the Graphic Communications Group Limited-Organising Secretary, Mr Dominic Hlordze of GBC, Organising Secretary and Mrs Rebecca Ekpe of GBC, and Caesar Abagali of Ghana News Agency, both for Public Affairs Officer
Last Saturday, the world celebrated Workers Day popularly referred to as May Day, and just yesterday, global activities to climax World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) took place in Windhoek, the Namibian capital.
The coveted event in Windhoek also marked the 30th anniversary of the seminal meeting in 1991 that gave birth to the idea and resulted in the United Nations declaring May 3 each year as WPFD.
Special month
The month of May is, therefore, a special one, not only for the working community but for media practitioners across the globe.
As we commemorate the two significant global events Workers Day on May 1 and WPFD on May 3 each year, it will not be out of place to remind ourselves of the contributions and roles played by these two groups to enhance global well-being and growth.
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The remains of veteran journalist Alhaji Razak El-Alawa were buried in Kumasi yesterday in line with Muslim funeral traditions.
A quintessential journalist, who was a columnist of the Daily Graphic, he died in Accra last Monday, aged 76.
He was a record three-time winner of the Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) Journalist Of the Year, having won the coveted prize in 1975, 1976 and 1978. He was also the runner-up in 1977.
For winning the GJA Journalist of the Year in 1978, Alhaji El-Alawa was sponsored by UAC for a trip to Liverpool, United Kingdom.
His weekly column in Saturday s Daily Graphic titled Reflections was the favourite of many readers.
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